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Download or read book Legend of the Fist written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Legend of the Fist" is a wonderful compilation of Japanese-to-English translations, surrounding rare and original works by early Okinawan Karate pioneers, carried out by Patrick and Yuriko McCarthy over the past thirty years. It is a totally unique book of knowledge filled with insightful wisdom and a plethora of vintage photos that is sure to bring you closer to understanding both the original Okinawan art and its early personalities.
Download or read book Spinegrinder written by Clive Davies and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 1100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First came video and more recently high definition home entertainment, through to the internet with its streaming videos and not strictly legal peer-to-peer capabilities. With so many sources available, today’s fan of horror and exploitation movies isn’t necessarily educated on paths well-trodden — Universal classics, 1950s monster movies, Hammer — as once they were. They may not even be born and bred on DAWN OF THE DEAD. In fact, anyone with a bit of technical savvy (quickly becoming second nature for the born-clicking generation) may be viewing MYSTICS IN BALI and S.S. EXPERIMENT CAMP long before ever hearing of Bela Lugosi or watching a movie directed by Dario Argento. In this world, H.G. Lewis, so-called “godfather of gore,” carries the same stripes as Alfred Hitchcock, “master of suspense.” SPINEGRINDER is one man’s ambitious, exhaustive and utterly obsessive attempt to make sense of over a century of exploitation and cult cinema, of a sort that most critics won’t care to write about. One opinion; 8,000 reviews (or thereabouts.
Download or read book Beyond Bruce Lee written by Paul Bowman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to understand Bruce Lee, we must look beyond Bruce Lee to the artist's intricate cultural and historical contexts. This work begins by contextualising Lee, examining his films and martial arts work, and his changing cultural status within different times and places. The text examines Bruce Lee's films and philosophy in relation to the popular culture and cultural politics of the 1960s and 1970s, and it addresses the resurgence of his popularity in Hong Kong and China in the twenty-first century. The study also explores Lee's ongoing legacy and influence in the West, considering his function as a shifting symbol of ethnic politics and the ways in which he continues to inform Hollywood film-fight choreography. Beyond Bruce Lee ultimately argues Lee is best understood in terms of "cultural translation" and that his interventions and importance are ongoing.
Book Synopsis A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema by : Esther M. K. Cheung
Download or read book A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema written by Esther M. K. Cheung and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-08 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Hong Kong Cinema provides the first comprehensive scholarly exploration of this unique global cinema. By embracing the interdisciplinary approach of contemporary film and cultural studies, this collection navigates theoretical debates while charting a new course for future research in Hong Kong film. Examines Hong Kong cinema within an interdisciplinary context, drawing connections between media, gender, and Asian studies, Asian regional studies, Chinese language and cultural studies, global studies, and critical theory Highlights the often contentious debates that shape current thinking about film as a medium and its possible future Investigates how changing research on gender, the body, and sexual orientation alter the ways in which we analyze sexual difference in Hong Kong cinema Charts how developments in theories of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalization, neoliberalism, Orientalism, and nationalism transform our understanding of the economics and politics of the Hong Kong film industry Explores how the concepts of diaspora, nostalgia, exile, and trauma offer opportunities to rethink accepted ways of understanding Hong Kong’s popular cinematic genres and stars
Book Synopsis The Fist in the Wilderness by : David Sievert Lavender
Download or read book The Fist in the Wilderness written by David Sievert Lavender and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-05-01 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An oft-told story from different perspectives, the history of the American fur trade is here placed within the overall rivalry for empire between Britain and the United States. David Lavender focuses on men such as John Jacob Astor and Ramsay Crooks who learned to exploit the needs and wants of Indian tribes to gain a superior economic position over the British and made fur trading an integral economic activity in early U.S. history. Maps.
Book Synopsis From The Pages of a Bleeding Heart by : LAKHEM RA-SEBEK
Download or read book From The Pages of a Bleeding Heart written by LAKHEM RA-SEBEK and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-02-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry as an art has always been respected by the greatest of minds. We offer you this treatise on poetry as a gift to aspiring poet's as well as those who are already respected in the poetic world. May these words embrace you and be a comfort to your mind, heart and soul. In the midst of life's most challenging moments lies the treasure of inspiration which is the life-force of spoken word as an art. We are then able to cross the bridges of troubled waters through poetic exercise.
Book Synopsis Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture by : Tim Trausch
Download or read book Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture written by Tim Trausch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Signs and images of Chinese martial arts increasingly circulate through global media cultures. As tropes of martial arts are not restricted to what is considered one medium, one region, or one (sub)genre, the essays in this collection are looking across and beyond these alleged borders. From 1920s wuxia cinema to the computer game cultures of the information age, they trace the continuities and transformations of martial arts and media culture across time, space, and multiple media platforms.
Book Synopsis Legend of the Duelist by : Rutledge Etheridge
Download or read book Legend of the Duelist written by Rutledge Etheridge and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the far future, mankind heads for the stars, settling peacefully throughout the galaxy. Unfortunately, there is still a very real, very human need for violence. That's where the Duelists come in: they function as bounty hunters, peacekeepers, mercenaries. And with war on the horizon, they're the only fighters left.
Book Synopsis The Legend of the Star Emperor by : Chen Defa
Download or read book The Legend of the Star Emperor written by Chen Defa and published by Sellene Chardou. This book was released on with total page 1370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first man under the starry sky-Yan Feng, a legendary figure in the starry sky era, is rumored to have reached the upper rank of Xing Sheng, and even peeped into the mystery of Xing Zun
Book Synopsis Legend of the Samurai: Summoning by : Seth Pen
Download or read book Legend of the Samurai: Summoning written by Seth Pen and published by Dead Squirrel Productions. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve strangers from all walks of life unite by their determination to risk it all to pursue their dreams and uplift their people. While a prophecy preoccupies the two powers that be – a benevolent Empire tangled up in bureaucracy versus the resentful reactionaries festering in the Empire’s shadows – the twelve heroes find themselves embroiled in a fight to overthrow a corrupt Queen and demand democracy for a revolting working class that has had enough!
Book Synopsis Legend of Shi'En by : Zhu XiaoSenDaShu
Download or read book Legend of Shi'En written by Zhu XiaoSenDaShu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-04 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Hongwu period, the Beastmen race, known as the "External Demons", came with unpredictable weapons. Thus, a war broke out between the armies of the Ming Dynasty and the outer demons. The folk martial artists and the martial artists of the martial arts world all formed their own sects to participate in the battle between the outer demons. After the Great Ming Royal Family witnessed the powerful strength of the external devil, they eventually bowed their heads to the external devil and gave up on the other sects. Signing unequal treaties with foreign devils without authorization...
Download or read book Transnational Stardom written by R. Meeuf and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining a diverse range of case studies with discussion between leading scholars in star studies and transnational cinema, this book analyzes stars as sites of cross-cultural contestation and the essays in this collection explore how the plasticity of stars helps disparate peoples manage the shifting ideologies of a transnational world.
Book Synopsis East Asian Film Stars by : L. Wing-Fai
Download or read book East Asian Film Stars written by L. Wing-Fai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many stars from China, Japan and Korea are the most popular and instantly recognizable in the world. East Asian Film Stars brings together some of the world's leading cinema scholars to offer their insights into the work of regional and transnational screen legends, contemporary superstars and mysterious cult personas.
Download or read book Films of Fury written by Ric Meyers and published by Eirini Press. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Bruce Lee to James Bond, Jackie Chan to Jet Li, Enter the Dragon to Kung Fu Panda, kung fu films remain a thrilling part of movie-lovers' lives. Now the acknowledged pioneer in the genre presents his magnum opus on the subject, incorporating information and revelations never before seen in America. From the ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future, Ric Meyers reveals the loony, the legendary, and everything in between. This vivid, action-packed book may delight, surprise, fascinate, and even enlighten you with a personal V.I.P. tour through the wondrous world of the most ridiculously exhilarating movies ever made.
Book Synopsis The Chinese Cinema Book by : Song Hwee Lim
Download or read book The Chinese Cinema Book written by Song Hwee Lim and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of cinema in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as to disaporic and transnational Chinese film-making, from the beginnings of cinema to the present day. Chapters by leading international scholars are grouped in thematic sections addressing key historical periods, film movements, genres, stars and auteurs, and the industrial and technological contexts of cinema in Greater China.
Book Synopsis The Legend of the Golden Cross by : Kermit L. Krueger
Download or read book The Legend of the Golden Cross written by Kermit L. Krueger and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the preacher rode into the gold camp he knew his work was cut out for him. It was a world filled with wickedness and greed and He knew he would not be able to build a church here without God's help. To Frenchy, he was a man unlike any she had ever known. To give all that he had and ask for nothing in return made no sense and she was determined to find out what made this man tick. To Nick, he was a problem that had to be eliminated before he ruined the world he had created. The story of these conflicting lives was played out beneath the majestic peaks of the Rocky Mountains and only God himself could know the dramatic events that would resolve the conflicts of lives on a collision course. For nearly 40 years I have been fascinated by the mining history of my state. I have visited many of the old mining camps and sought out the history of the colorful people that lived in those places. In so doing I discovered a world of high adventure and larger than life characters that once lived in those remote mountain locations. To gain a more intimate knowledge of that world I worked in the mining industry. One summer several of the miners agreed in pray that even tough and independent men like the ones that worked in our mines could be saved. God answered our prayers and over the summer many gave their lives to Christ. It made me wonder what it would have been like if a man of God had determined to bring revival to one of those notorious gold camps. This story is the result of that idea.
Book Synopsis The Legend of Anne Southern by : Brenda Hodge
Download or read book The Legend of Anne Southern written by Brenda Hodge and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-01-04 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1860. In Evanston, Illinois, a young, unassuming butcher, Ruse Blackburn, wants what every man wants, to earn a decent living and marry a lovely wife. With these goals almost in his grasp, the privileged stomp on his ambitions. Ruse, rightly accused of murder and tortured, sells his soul and ends up as General William T. Shermans aidecharged with keeping the general drunk enough to do evil but sober enough to conduct war. As Shermans troops pillage Georgia, Ruse sinks deeper and deeper into madness. In the meantime, beautiful Anne Southern lives a life of lonely luxury with her two young sons at Meridian Plantation. Her husband, Allen, fires the mortar that begins the Civil War and abandons his family to fight for the Confederacy. Swept with her dependents to Atlanta by the winds of war, Anne must deal with a society in decline and a diminishing food supply. To feed her children, in an act of desperation and desire, she gives dearly to a suitor for ten pounds of jerky. Evicted from Atlanta, Anne returns to the plantation. There, she encounters Major Ruse Blackburn and his skinning knifea man with a grudge to settle and a proclivity for cutting pretty flesh. Anne finds herself completely without resources and must make difficult decisions. A very entertaining, mile-a-minute style, and remarkably vivid characters. Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author of the award winning Outlander novels.
